Curtain-fastener.



No. 809,140. PATENTED JAN. 2,1906.

J. SCHNEIDER.

CURTAIN FASTE'NER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, 1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 23, 1905. Serial No. 242,265.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB SonNEmER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newort, in the county of Campbell and State of entucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fasteners,

of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and reliable curtain-fastener; and the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In-the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fastener embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a top plan view of the same shown as attached to a section of a curtain; and Fig. 3, a longitudinal section of Fig. 2, showing the fastener in engagement with a curtain-knob.

The fastener consists of a cap A, having larger and smaller openings B and C for the insertion and retention of the curtain-knob D. The edge of opening B is turned up to form a flange or wall 6, which is provided with guiding-lugs b and a fastening-tang W. A spring E, having angular points 6, is secured around wall I) by means of lugs b and tang 5 Part of the edge of opening C is turned up to form a flange or wall 0, which furnishes a wide bearing for the neck of the knob. In mounting the fastener holes corresponding to openings B and O are provided in the curtain F and cap A, secured in position with openings B and O in registration therewith by means of tangs a, which are forced through the curtain and clenched over a ring G.

In use the opening B is passed over the head of the knob D and the curtain drawn to force the neck of the knob into opening C. This causes the neck of the knob to pass the projecting points e of spring E, which look the neck in position. To unfasten, the curtain is drawn so as to bring the knob-neck into opening B, which is passed over the knobhead. In this manipulation the straight arms e of spring E act as inclined planes to force the ends of the spring apart and permit the passage of the knob-neck.

It will be observed that the tang 6 secures spring E at the point most remote from points 6, so that the full elasticity of the spring is rendered available and that the guiding-lugs 6 permit the free spreading of spring E, but prevent its displacement. The arms 6 of spring E will permit a considerable range of adjustment or displacement of spring E and still serve efficiently as inclined planes to spread the spring in unfastening.

I claim as my invention 1. In a curtain-fastening, the combination of cap A having larger and smaller connecting-openings B and 0; wall I) on the edge of opening B spring E lying around wall I) and having depressible points projecting into opening 0 tang b on wall I) for securing spring E in position, and lugs b on wall I) for guiding spring E, substantially as specified.

2. In a curtain-fastening, the combination of cap A having larger and smaller connecting-openings B and O; walls I) and c on the edges of openings B and C; spring E lying around wall I) and having depressible points projecting into opening C; tang b on wall I) for securing spring E in position, and lugs b on wall I) for guiding spring E, substantially as specified.

JACOB SCHNEIDER. Witnesses:

ALBERT H. SCHNEIDER, BRAYTON G. RIonARns. 

